Here are 5 birds you can see there.
Chad Gillis | Fort Myers News Press
Everglades National Park is a place of wonder and beauty.
Encompassing 1.5 million acres of a subtropical paradise that’s unique to South Florida, it’s the largest wilderness east of the Mississippi River, and the park is famous for its plethora of birds, from bald eagles to wood storks and roseate spoonbills.
Home also to the endangered Florida panther, black bears and Burmese pythons, Everglades National Park is truly expansive. It’s home to one of the most productive ecosystems on this continent, evidence by the sheer volume of wildlife that can be found here.
A reddish egret feeds in the shallows at Bunche Beach in Fort Myers. The species is one of more than 300 that make Everglades National Park the top spot for birding in the nation, a report says.
The park was recently named the best birding park in the nation by Travel Lens. With more than 300 bird species roaming the park, we decided to cut the list down to five extraordinary bird species that can be found in Everglades National Park.
Read the entire article and enjoy beautiful photos of Roseate spoonbill, White pelican, Reddish egret, Snail kite, and Painted bunting on news-press.com.
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Laura Layden | Naples Daily News
Southwest Florida’s job market remains healthy, despite Hurricane Ian.
The region’s unemployment rate fell to 2.7% in December.
That compared to 3.3% in November – and 2.6% a year ago.
The latest data, released Friday by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, shows total employment rose by 3.7% over the year in the three largest metro areas, made up of Lee, Collier and Charlotte counties.
The job count in the three counties grew by 18,900.
These five industries added the most jobs over the year:
Education and health services (+6,200)
Construction (+3,700)
Trade, transportation and utilities (+3,000)
Government (+2,000)
Financial activities (+1,700)
The only industry losing jobs: Leisure and hospitality, or tourism (-500).
While Ian has taken a toll on tourism, the industry still employs 81,700 in the three metros – even with myriad storm-damaged coastal hotels and resorts still closed, as they repair, rebuild or rethink their future.
Tourism industry rebuilds…
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Three-month project begins to ease road flooding, beach erosion in Naples
Staff reports | Naples Daily News
DBE Utilities Services and the City of Naples began mobilizing heavy equipment this week in a $35 million project designed to protect streets from flooding, reduce pollution and beach erosion.
The construction company brought equipment to the Third Avenue North beach access, where a new storm water pump station and pipes will stretch 1,000 feet into the Gulf of Mexico. Part of a larger project, they’ll take about three months to install underground and below the water’s surface.
A drilling rig will do its work from the beach end, making two carrier holes for the pipe.
It’s part of a $35 million water management system that will eliminate most of the storm water outfalls — or large pipes — lining Naples beaches for storm water improvements along Gulf Shore Boulevard North.
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Laura Layden | Naples Daily News
Visitor spending has soared in Southwest Florida this year.
In the fiscal year ending in September, Collier County collected nearly $47.5 million in tourist taxes — or bed taxes — alone.
That’s 59% — or about $17.6 million — more than the county’s tourism bureau budgeted.
In the prior year collections, charged on overnight stays, came in at $36.2 million, so they grew by more than $11 million.
Lee County also brought in record tourist taxes in fiscal 2022.They grew to more than $66.5 million — or by nearly 25%, up from roughly $53.3 million a year earlier.
Tourism taxes are used to fund marketing, beach maintenance, and sports stadiums and well as other activities and attractions enjoyed by visitors to the area.
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